Nicole Taylor, 22, of Standish, a junior at Lasell College, is studying abroad this semester in Dublin, Ireland.

Nicole Taylor, 22, of Standish, a junior at Lasell College, is studying abroad this semester in Dublin, Ireland.

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Updated: 5:54 PM EDT Mar 25, 2016

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WEBVTT >> KNOWING THAT I'M IN EUROPEWHILE THIS HAPPENING.WHEN I ACTUALLY STOP AND THINKABOUT IT, IT'S SCARY.DAVID: 22-YEAR-OLD NICOLE TAYLORIS FROM STANDISH.SHE'S STUDYING ABROAD THISSEMESTER IN DUBLIN, AND LIKEMANY STUDENTS, TRAVELS TO OTHEREUROPEAN COUNTRIES FREQUENTLY.>> I WAS JUST IN BRUSSELS.LEFT ABOUT A MONTH AGO, SOKNOWING I WAS IN THAT AIRPORTWAS EVEN MORE SCARDAVID: SHE SAYS SHE THOUGHT OFTHE RISKS IN NOVEMBER WITHPARIS.>> WHEN THE PARIS THING HAPPENEDI THOUGHT ABOUT IT IN THATMOMENT, LIKE, 'I LEAVE TO GOABROAD IN JANUARY, WHAT'S GOINGTO HAPPEN?'DAVID: NOW, SHE SAYS HER ABROADPROGRAM IS ASKING STUDENTS NOTTO GO TO BRUSSELS BUT OTHERTRAVEL ISN'T OFF LIMITS.>> IRONICALLY WE WOKE UP INPARIS AT 7:30, 8:00 IN THEMORNING, AND THE BRUSSELS ATTACKHAD OCCURRED.DAVID: SENATOR ANGUS KINGRETURNED FROM EUROPE LATETHURSDAY.HE VISITED SEVERAL COUNTIESFOCUSING ON COUNTER TERRORISM,PREVENTING ATTACKS LIKE THOSE INPARIS AND BRUSSELS.>> EUROPE TODAY IS WHERE TUNITED STATES WAS BEFORE 9/11.DAVID: UNLIKE THE U.S. EUROPE IS, A CONTINENT, NOT A COUNTRY,AND KING SAYS THAT MEANS DOZENSOF CULTURES AND LANGUAGES.HE BELIEVES THEY NEED TO STARTWORKING TOGETHER.>> THE PRINCIPLE THING THAT WELEARNED AFTER 9/11 WAS THAT THECIA KNEW SOME THINGS THE FBI, KNEW OTHER THINGS, LOCAL LAWENFORCEMENT KNEW OTHER THINGS,AND NOBODY CONNECTED THE DOTS.DAVID: BACK IN DUBLIN TAYLOR ISON HER WAY TO PARIS FOR THEWEEKEND.THE TERROR THREAT IS NOTSTOPPING HER.>> I CAN'T JUST PUT MY LIFE ONHOLD AND NOT GO SOMEWHERE

Mainer in Europe: 'I can't just put my life on hold'

Nicole Taylor, 22, of Standish, a junior at Lasell College, is studying abroad this semester in Dublin, Ireland.